Saturday, October 18, 2008

Halloween Costume Ideas

With Halloween fastly approaching I am sure alot of you with young children are doing the Halloween costume dance.I read Ya Thinks journal last night and she was in a dilemma with her young boys about store bought costume versus homemade.

It has been my personal experience with my son that the homemade kind are the ones that win contests and stand out in a crowd. If you buy the store bought ones they are only good for one night and then just something to store or throw away. Not to mention the fact that they can be quite costly. No need to spend all that hard earned money when you have most of what you need right in your own closets.

So I decided to write a little about some ideas you can do yourself with maybe just a trip to the local dollar store for a few add ons.Ok so boys and girls here are a few that could work for you and your youngins.

football player- football jersey, make your own padded muscles with a little stuffing around the shoulder area. Warm up pants, tennis shoes. Make up would just be a couple of black marks under the eyes. Carry a football and if you have it wear a helmet.

With a damp sponge, apply white face paint to your child's entire face, including his eyebrows. Use a small makeup brush to paint his upper and lower eyelids white.

Once the base coat dries (it usually takes just a few minutes), brush on facial features: a green diamond and blue star to accentuate his eyes, a round red nose and full red lips. Finish up with pointy red eyebrows about an inch above his real brows.

To make a clown collar, start with a 7- by 36-inch piece of nylon tulle (available at fabric stores). Thread string through the mesh along one long edge, gathering the collar as you go. Then tie the string ends into a bow behind your child's neck.

To complete the look, add a curly wig and baggy clothes (overalls or pajamas will do the trick) to the collar.

OLD PEOPLEThrift store clothes and accessoriesGray hair sprayGray and black face paintT-shirt and sock stuffing for chest and hump on backcane or walker.

DOCTOR

A toy doctor kit, with stethoscope, make a headlight for their head with cardboard and wrapping foil around a circle and gluing on to headband.An old men's white shirt...a few blood spots here and there.pajama pants solid color. Wear shower caps over shoes. Makeup.

side note....Eric was a doctor in training and I went as his patient....I guess I must have done too good a job with my getup because people thought I had really been in an accident. It was hilarious when they saw me get up on the stage to be judged for my costume :)

Other suggestions...use your imagination....or ask me and I will tell you what I did.